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Days ago Barack Obama and Pope Benedict XVI met at the Vatican Palace. The fact that Obama was welcomed in Rome is notable, considering the history of his reception by…

On the heels of recent July Fourth celebrations, church services, and flamboyant patriotic speeches, Americans have returned to regular work schedules this week. But some of us are left with…

On June 27, 2009, Rev. Peter Morales was elected the eighth president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Having wrapped up his recent campaign, the organization's new leader is now…

Liberal-Evangelical moderate Christians are all too familiar with the "left versus right" way of thinking. Often ecclesiological and political debates among Christians are assessed in these terms. But as moderate,…

On Thursday, June 4, 2009, President Barack Obama gave a landmark speech in Cairo, Egypt (right). Obama's stated purpose was to "seek a new beginning" for "the United States and…

Recent events raise the question as to whether or not right wing extremism is gaining momentum in the U.S. Days ago, James von Brunn (pictured at right) killed a security…

On May 31, 2009, Dr. George Tiller (pictured at right) was shot and killed. The New York "Daily News" reports that Tiller, "one of only three American doctors who performed…

WBUR's "Here and Now", with Robin Young, recently produced a story on "Waiting for Armageddon." This new documentary shows the way American fundamentalist evangelicals understand their beliefs about the approaching…

Bob Cornwall, pastor of Central Woodward Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Troy, MI, has a blog spot titled: "Ponderings on a Faith Journey: The Thoughts and Opinions of a…

With less than a month remaining in the 2008 campaign the casual observer might be excused for being confused about the religious views and affiliations of the two parties and…